What a difference a few months make! We are now almost half way through 2020 and don’t really have any idea when public gatherings will be allowed under the current government restrictions or whether we will actually return to some sort of “normality” this year. Since the last update that we sent on the 4th May, things unfortunately have not opened up as we all hoped they would. We have now taken the decision to postpone the… Continue reading
Records tumbled in both the men’s and women’s races at this year’s edition of the Merrell Whale of Trail. Runners traversed the Potberg Mountains, and the coastal paths of the 53km Whale Trail, in near perfect conditions on Saturday. The use of this incredibly diverse trail made possible by the continued support of CapeNature. What initially looked to be a tough fought battle up front in the men’s field, between previous record holder Kane Reilly… Continue reading
Just a short post to let you all know that Whale of Trail 2019 is still on! Last week CapeNature sent out a release about the upgrades taking place along the Whale Trail. When announcing the dates for the 2019 event, we were aware of the upgrades which were originally planned to be completed by the 31st July and have now been pushed back to 2020. Although this affected our 2-day Journey event which we cancelled earlier in the year (see… Continue reading
Megan Mackenzie, home in between Golden Series races, takes the Women’s win The 2018 Merrell Whale of Trail, a 53km ultra trail set in the pristine De Hoop Nature Reserve, saw 83 trail enthusiasts take to the iconic five-day hiking trail that for this one day a year, is condensed into a single-day race. Amongst the 83 starters, a star-studded cast of South Africa’s top runners raced for a cumulative R100k, thanks to new sponsors… Continue reading
“I was sitting at home affairs which is one of my least favourite places in the world when I got the call to say that I’d won Whale of Trail entries. I was beyond delighted and my reaction definitely caused a few heads to turn.” Sonja Cowlin, our 2018 Whale of Trail competition winner, has been having an absolute blast getting ready for the run with her partner of choice, her husband John! Read how… Continue reading
